accuweather's jim dickey. thank you, jim. >>> sandy is bringing air travel to a standstill along the east coast impacting travelers as far as europe and asia. >> amazing. so far more than 7,000 flights have been canceled through the evening. abc's lisa stark has more. >> reporter: at new york's la guardia airport, a madhouse, travelers scramble to get out before the storm comes in. >> we are trying to get back to raleigh, north carolina and we are stuck. >> we are basically almost having nervous breakdowns. >> reporter: the airlines are taking no chances starting to cancel flights from washington, d.c. northward. united delta, southwest, american, jet blue and usairways all announcing they will be closed for business on the east coast. a massive shutdown that will ripple nationwide. >> when there are flight cancellations in major hub cities like new york, like philadelphia, like washington, d.c. that affects travelers all over the country. >> reporter: airlines will remove planes from airports in the hurricane